Re: Anybody using the Dell Powervault MD3000 array?

On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 1:20 PM, Joshua D. Drake <jd@commandprompt.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:17:10 -0400
>
>
>  > On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 4:15 PM, Jeffrey Baker <jwbaker@gmail.com>
>  > wrote:
>  >
>  > > Thinking about buying the Powervault MD3000 SAS array with 15 15k
>  > > 300GB disks for use as a postgres tablespace.  Is anyone using these
>  > > (or other LSI/Engenio rebadge jobs?).  I'm interested in hearing
>  > > about performance of the array, and problems (if any) with Dell's
>  > > SAS HBA that comes bundled.  Also interested in performance of the
>  > > maximum config of an MD3000 with two MD1000 shelves.
>  > >
>  > > -Jeff
>
>  <moved Gavin's reply below>
>  "Gavin M. Roy" <gmr@myyearbook.com> wrote:
>
>  > Might want to check out the HP MSA70 arrays.  I've had better luck
>  > with them and you can get 25 drives in a smaller rack unit size.  I
>  > had a bad experience with the MD3000 and now only buy MD1000's with
>  > Perc 6/e when I buy Dell.
>  > Good luck!
>  >
>
>  I can second this. The MSA 70 is a great unit for the money.

Thank you both.  The MSA 70 looks like an ordinary disk shelf.  What
controllers do you use?  Or, do you just go with a software RAID?